Yeah I saw this earlier. Weird (to me at least) that they have J.B. Bukauskas going before A. Faedo. I like both pitchers, but I think once Faedo gets back to full strength he'll be the better pitching prospect. I'm worried that Bukauskas might end up only being a reliever (capable of being a dominant closer). Still, his mechanics are way better than C. Fulmer and he has more dominant stuff than S. Gray. I actually think he has a good changeup, too. We'll see what happens come draft time.

He seems to have attitude issues of some sort. He was suspended his first 2 starts of last season for conduct detrimental to the team. He made his start last Friday, but violated curfew during the trip to UCF and was only being moved to the bullpen. I wonder what he said/did after that to get suspended.

Brent Rooker, a RS Junior OF for Mississippi State, is hitting .448/.558/1.008 with 15 HRs, 19 2Bs, 4 3B's, 56 RBI, and 14 steals in 33 games. He's having easily the best offensive season since the bat change to the BBCOR.

OleMissCub wrote:Brent Rooker, a RS Junior OF for Mississippi State, is hitting .448/.558/1.008 with 15 HRs, 19 2Bs, 4 3B's, 56 RBI, and 14 steals in 33 games. He's having easily the best offensive season since the bat change to the BBCOR.

He's getting draft attention but he is older, so that'll hurt his draft stock:

The Cubs have no issues with size and Schmidt reminds me of a better version of last year's third round pick, Thomas Hatch. Schmidt is almost universally a top 20 player in this draft. The only reason he would end up going later is if there are concerns about his height. Cubs won't care and the rich get richer. I would bet that, by this time next year, Schmidt will be one of the Cubs top five prospects, with a chance he would be considered the top arm in the system, depending on Cease’s development.

30. Chicago Cubs - Brady McConnell, SS, Merritt Island HS (FL)

Theo Epstein and crew have continually ignored any alternatives to prospects and gone after the best available player. That leads to Brady McConnell, who has the knock of already being 19-years-old by draft time, which we saw become a problem for Blake Rutherford last year. Regardless of how old he is or isn't, McConnell is a player who should hear his name in top-15 conversation. He will stick it out at shortstop, with plus-plus speed and some ability to hit for average. There's always a kid who teams kick their rear ends over when they see them at the Majors years later, and McConnell could easily be that player and blessing for any team that nabs him from the nay-sayers about age.

Cubswin11 wrote:Are there any Cease or Giolito type guys in this draft, that would've been top 10ish picks but will go later due to TJS?

Nope. Been a healthy year for draftees. Seth Romero is a top 10ish talent, that got kicked off his team. Its not even the 1st time for him, I doubt we'd consider him, since makeup is super important to us.

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Chicago’s draft leaned heavily toward pitching last year, when it didn’t pick in the first two rounds, and is expected to again at least at the top to supplement a young, dynamic big league lineup. Righty Tanner Houck was expected to be a top 10 pick coming into the season but his stock has fallen with his fastball velocity, which now sits 90-92 mph. According to scouts, his arm action and delivery have changed for the worse since his freshman year, when he projected as the top pitcher in this draft class with a lightning-quick arm and 97 mph heater.

I've actually been somewhat stunned at Adam Haseley's meteoric rise up the charts. At one point last year, I really wondered if he would be a better pitcher than a hitter, but now, he's supposed to be the top college OF? I get why (the numbers are stunning this year, but most importantly, the power development), but it's been a huge shock. I'm not absolutely convinced that he's a CF at the next level (long term that is, could see it in his youth perhaps).

toonsterwu wrote:I've actually been somewhat stunned at Adam Haseley's meteoric rise up the charts. At one point last year, I really wondered if he would be a better pitcher than a hitter, but now, he's supposed to be the top college OF? I get why (the numbers are stunning this year, but most importantly, the power development), but it's been a huge shock. I'm not absolutely convinced that he's a CF at the next level (long term that is, could see it in his youth perhaps).

Not a lot of advanced college bats this yr besides B. McKay (who might go as a LHP) so I think that helps explain it? I like A. Haseley too, but it is a little weird that he is the top college OF. Definitely get some T. Crowe vibes and reminds me of other advanced college bats that were 'tweeners. He should end up being better than T. Crowe (I think).

I don't like the hitting prospects on either the HS or college side in this draft class. Actually the one hitter who has really impressed me is A. Toral, who I believe is committed to U of Miami. Great swing, but he's a first baseman all the way meaning he has to hit. I doubt this current Cubs FO would value HS 1B/DH prospects like D. Vogelbach or A. Toral that highly since that demographic is so risky.

I do like N. Pearson and D. Tillo as pitching prospects at the Juco level. Pearson is really impressing me, but I didn't know he was rising all the way into 1st round consideration. That would be a great choice.

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